Actor Choi Soo-jong, "'Goryeo Khitan War' released on Netflix, it's burdensome, but it's an opportunity to promote Korea."
Actor Choi Soo-jong, "'Goryeo Khitan War' released on Netflix, it's burdensome, but it's an opportunity to promote Korea."
Actor Choi Soo-jong mentioned his feelings about returning to the KBS2 historical drama 'Goryeo Khitan War'.

Actor Choi Soo-jong appeared as a guest on the tvN entertainment program 'You Quiz on the Block' (hereinafter referred to as 'You Quiz'), which aired on the 8th, and spoke.

On this day, Choi Soo-jong expressed his feelings about returning to the historical drama again with KBS2's 'Goryeo Khitan War'. MC Yoo Jae-seok looked at Choi Soo-jong and was surprised, saying, "You look the same every time I see you. You're turning 60 this year, right?" and Choi Soo-jong said, "When I talk to friends of the same age, older people pass by with frowns. They look like, 'Why are you speaking informally to the elderly?'" He also mentioned the episode.

Choi Soo-jong, whose weight has not changed since his debut, is also famous for his consistent exercise and maintenance. Choi Soo-jong mentioned that he has maintained an average weight of 67 kg for nearly 40 years and said, "One of the reasons I visit the gym is to see other people's bodies. It makes me think, 'I need to do a little more, too.'"
Actor Choi Soo-jong, "'Goryeo Khitan War' released on Netflix, it's burdensome, but it's an opportunity to promote Korea."
Actor Choi Soo-jong, "'Goryeo Khitan War' released on Netflix, it's burdensome, but it's an opportunity to promote Korea."
Actor Choi Soo-jong, "'Goryeo Khitan War' released on Netflix, it's burdensome, but it's an opportunity to promote Korea."
Actor Choi Soo-jong, "'Goryeo Khitan War' released on Netflix, it's burdensome, but it's an opportunity to promote Korea."
Actor Choi Soo-jong, "'Goryeo Khitan War' released on Netflix, it's burdensome, but it's an opportunity to promote Korea."
Actor Choi Soo-jong, "'Goryeo Khitan War' released on Netflix, it's burdensome, but it's an opportunity to promote Korea."
Choi Soo-jong, who is nicknamed the ‘King of Historical Dramas’, is an actor who is well suited to historical dramas. Choi Soo-jong, who played the role of General Kang Gam-chan in the KBS2 historical drama 'Goryeo Khitan War', explained his feelings about appearing in a historical drama for the first time in 10 years. Regarding the 'Goryeo-Khitan War', which cost 27 billion won to produce, Choi Soo-jong said, "In the three wars between Goryeo and the Khitan, Goryeo ultimately won. It contains the stories of numerous characters that arise during the war. It is the story of Hyeonjong and Gang Gam-chan."

'Goryeo Khitan War' will not only be aired on KBS2 but will also be released on Netflix. Choi Soo-jong emphasized, "There is a lot of pressure. However, if more people see and feel our identity and the image of a small but great nation as a small but powerful nation, wouldn't it be an opportunity to promote Korea better?" Choi Soo-jong, who looked back on his appearances in numerous historical dramas, said, "The great historical dramas sometimes lasted from 2 to 4 years," and answered the difference from the 32-episode 'Goryeo Khitan War'.
Actor Choi Soo-jong, "'Goryeo Khitan War' released on Netflix, it's burdensome, but it's an opportunity to promote Korea."
Actor Choi Soo-jong, "'Goryeo Khitan War' released on Netflix, it's burdensome, but it's an opportunity to promote Korea."
Actor Choi Soo-jong, "'Goryeo Khitan War' released on Netflix, it's burdensome, but it's an opportunity to promote Korea."
Actor Choi Soo-jong, "'Goryeo Khitan War' released on Netflix, it's burdensome, but it's an opportunity to promote Korea."
Actor Choi Soo-jong, "'Goryeo Khitan War' released on Netflix, it's burdensome, but it's an opportunity to promote Korea."
Actor Choi Soo-jong, "'Goryeo Khitan War' released on Netflix, it's burdensome, but it's an opportunity to promote Korea."
In addition, Choi Soo-jong also mentioned the behind-the-scenes casting of 'Taejo Wang Geon', the work that made him the 'King of Historical Dramas'. Choi Soo-jong said, "I received a phone call saying that I had been cast in 'Taejo Wang Geon'. My heart was pounding so hard that I couldn't film properly. I was scolded every day. They asked me what kind of king a person with a round face and double eyelids was. I thought he didn't suit me," he said of his first casting. It was said that the situation was not easy at the time.

Meanwhile, the KBS2 drama 'Goryeo Khitan War', in which Choi Soo-jong appears, is the story of Emperor Hyeonjong of Goryeo, who united Goryeo with tolerant leadership and led the war against the Khitans to victory, and Kang Gam-chan, his political mentor and commander-in-chief of the Goryeo army, on November 11. It will be broadcast for the first time.

Reporter Ha-neul Lee, Ten Asia greenworld@tenasia.co.kr
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